Down Into The Deepest Pit In The USA

We spent over 12 hours inside this cave dropping down the deepest pit in the USA at 586'! We can't believe we finally managed to drop down the pit after planning this for a long time. We will be back to this cave to see where it goes down there!
Check out our friends channels at @Underground_Explorers @Mineral_dude @Underground_Adventures @ThisweeksAdventure

[@shakashawn8207]

It's crazy how some small entrance in the woods has such an elaborate cave system underneath, props to the guys that mapped that place so others could explore it

[@annlyon.2040]

They are in a giant petrified tree roots.

[@Zardward_Thebard]

imagine being the first person down that pit

[@straightup7up]

@@Zardward_Thebard Imagine being the first _dead_ person in that pit - I don't know how these guys do it, adrenaline junkines.

[@dylanbeard7350]

@@annlyon.2040 pleas say ur joking 😂

[@annlyon.2040]

@@dylanbeard7350 nope

[@e_shoemaker]

I have to also add; this accomplishment is to be celebrated. For those of us that know, this is the longest depth pit in the USA. People have died doing this drop; even the warm up pit. Rescues in this cave happen more often than not. I’ve waited 20 + years to see this “fantastic” footage. Kudos, boys. Be safe.

[@puimercado1262]

That quotation makes it seem like your sarcastic lol

[@e_shoemaker]

Nope; it’s with intention for real cavers that know. That’s the name of the pit. Look it up. “Fantastic Pit.”

[@elimcfly350]

To be fair, homie almost died by the rope bag dropping on him about 4 minutes in lol

[@samuraidoggy]

This is actually nothing special. Many people go there. Compared to the some deepest caves in the world, this is childs play. There is a cave in russia that is over 2200feet deep. That takes serious preparation to get down to.

[@ryanfitzpatrick7041]

@@samuraidoggygo do it then.

[@KHLPhoto]

Holy crap that bag falling scared the crap out of me so glad it wasn’t a body and that it didn’t take Edward out. I keep my anxiety in check by knowing the video is posted so it means y’all got it safe. 😂

[@hellofafella]

lmao right???? i do that with their videos often, they push it to the limits!

[@whimsygrove9971]

I thought it was a body too! I thought we were witnessing a death or at least a major accident. Scared me so much! Thank God it was just a bag and that it didn't hit Edward. ❤

[@jakeforrest]

I don’t think they would have shown it, if it was a body falling down. They would rather have made made a video, speaking with each other, condoling their loss ! 😮

[@d0nk3ybrain57]

​@@jakeforrestI'd hope they would show the body falling....

[@jakeforrest]

@@d0nk3ybrain57 Well, they certainly wouldn’t show the landing of the body.

[@dannywayne311]

These guys are going to end up discovering Agartha, just let us know when you do, you both embody the spirit of exploration, stay safe brethren

[@manks5491]

hopefully they don't forget the gramophone on the way out

[@pacodeluciiaa]

​@@manks5491na your mom already got in on the way out

[@sxd9573]

@@pacodeluciiaa bruh

[@SMega]

@@manks5491 gramo nuts

[@dannywayne311]

@@pacodeluciiaa I did remind her to grab it so that’s good work on her part 🤘

[@hartlas]

The shadow of the hug on the cave wall was the most wholesome thing you'll see all year lol

[@thevalkyrie8]

I thought that

[@pressaltf4forfreevbucks179]

Lmao yeah

[@mawarti1393]

fr

[@plinsf]

It was a beautiful as*-out hug 😂

[@davidisonyt]

3:26 scared the shit out of me, can't imagine how it felt for you.

[@JoshB1111]

As somebody who is deathly afraid of heights, I give u guys so much credit!!! Thank u for allowing me to EXPERIENCE it in the safety of my home!! U guys are soldiers for real!!!

[@JayChuckOnFire]

Ok, now how are we going to get the drum kit down there?

[@Taylor-le5rn]

Shoulda sung the halo theme song in there

[@joesfather9122]

Hey do you play tf2?

[@deandeann1541]

That thick layer of limestone represents so many million years of calcarious ooze that slowly built up to an incredible depth, then was buried enough and exposed to pressure enough and a bit of heat, and most importantly was given enough time so that the calcium skeletons of diatom plankton, which died and sank to the bottom, which is what the ooze was almost entirely made of, slowly partially dissolved and crystallized together into this thick layer of stone. Other limestone beds are made of layers of dead shellfish that accumulated, or dead coral reefs, or calcarious algae, or in some cases just the fecal pellets of a certain type of extinct worm that had a diet rich in calcium - but those beds are not as thick as this one, which was far enough offshore and deep enough that the bed is probably free of sand and mudstone, and is just a monstrous accumulation of millions of years of dead calcified plankton. Geology is interesting stuff, my mother was a geologist and used to take me on field trips with other geologists when I was young. I forgot another way limestone is created, it is when hot and deep water that has a lot of dissolved calcium in it comes to the surface and creates travertine when the water cools and can't hold the dissolved calcium any more, these deposits don't get huge but the stone can be beautiful when it is cut so it is often used in buildings, but it is expensive. There are certain kinds of limestone that are soft enough to easily cut with a simple saw, but after the stones set in the open they become hard and durable, this has been used a lot in some buildings in the past.

[@elliswoodall407]

Yes, I love ❤️ geology 🪨 too.

[@erikhy]

Oh man, that brought back memories. I did FP during a TAG caving convention a bunch of years ago. My [experienced] partner dropped almost in free-fall, and when I got down he poured water on my break bars to cool them as I was unhitching so we didn't melt the rope. There was an aluminum lawn chair at the bottom. Rope walking on the way back up there were cloud layers and I projected his grotesque shadows up onto the clouds as we simul-climbed. Carbide lamps were what we had at that time - good old Premiers - and they were dim enough that we couldn't see the pit walls, so we felt like spiders hanging in some infinite black void. I can honestly say I was danged tired after that trip. Awesome video. Thanks for helping me re-live the gut churn clipping in at the top. Good times. Back at the campground someone started a bonfire of huge logs using a 6 foot long pipe full of black powder. I'm not making that up. Sounded like a rocket launching, me thinking in terror "These southern boys know how to party."

[@thismyname4682]

The echos when descending into the pit were fascinating. Thank you for the content, it's always amazing.

[@booperduper8816]

I bet it sounds crazy in real life.

[@mazlomedia3349]

It is like a giant instrument imagine if a artist recorded there…

[@laurentallenguerard]

Please bring a music instrument next time! Best reverb ever!

[@austist]

there are people who have spent millions on chambers to recreate those echos naturally, mustve been a crazy experience.

[@scottlubsen9004]

Yah, crazy echoes.

[@Nick_M3]

I’m so glad I found this channel. The stuff you show is amazing. I can live vicariously through your adventures.

[@SebaBuenoHaceMusiquitaJijiji]

Lol, I usually do the same, their videos are almost art

[@Krumm420]

New & loving the channel, so stressful to watch, just clinched.

[@ferrisbueller9991]

@@SebaBuenoHaceMusiquitaJijiji It is story telling in the most honest fashion. We are taken into the woods, a place like where we have been many times before, and than we are taken down the rabbit hole.

[@Mt24855]

Thanks demolition ranch for the introduction to these guys absolutely class channel and although I don't like heights I'd take this over a tight squeeze any day of the week lol

[@NG-VQ37VHR]

Its a great channel with a nice backlog of videos worth watching. I stumbled on to then several months ago, and was pumped to see them on the ranch.

[@Jordan.Vaughn]

For reference jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is about 220 ft and most people die from the impact when they hit the water. This pit is nearly 3 times that distance.

[@mr.xblade]

Crazy stuff..

[@cat_iron]

Hole depth 586ft ( 179m )

[@RadThings]

Best caving channel on KZbin. Can’t believe the GoPro survived that drop. That first drop, that bag was super close. That was one close call!

[@dat_chip]

Super impressive achievement! And as a sound engineer, I really enjoyed the wild reverberation whenever you yelled something.

[@AankerStoneshield]

Lol the cave is almost an instrument with all that insane reverb after a single syllable

[@Bill_Russell_aka_Coolbreeze]

This adventure was absolutely crazy epic. The decent was like never ending but my whole thought process was about the climb back out. I cant imagine how long it must have felt going back up rope and how much effort and work it must have taken. You guys must have literally been totally exhausted by the time you made it back up and out. Gym membership? Who would ever need one after that! Talk about sore muscles...how long was the recovery time after that one? Absolutely incredible guys...great job doesn't even come close to covering it. Hard to imagine how much more time you would have needed to explore the whole thing. Im blown away.

[@mootytootyfrooty]

There's a video with a hang competition between one professional climber and 8 gymnasts/parkour people, they didn't stand a chance against the climber.

[@jakeforrest]

You have a link?

[@mootytootyfrooty]

@@jakeforrest ope it was 7v1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6HTh5iIedB2osksi=Ug-TwaqCjzhy48Qg

[@Zardward_Thebard]

Could have instead used an automatic ascension device to get up the rope, but yea that's one hell of a climb.

[@conceptflow]

@@jakeforrest It's on the Storror channel somewhere

[@zerofox7347]

That’s insane! It makes me wonder if the Grand Canyon was once covered over millions of years ago and it collapsed in…

[@duaneayers6117]

All I can say is that you guys are freaking crazy. Y'all had the longest echoes in history. Y'all should be in Guinness Book of World Records.

[@Underground_Explorers]

Been a wild ride. Glad we finally did it!

[@joshuawiggins3891]

it was but yall did it FULL SEND BRO can't wait to join yall sometime totally killing it great work bro

[@Matt_Thornburg]

I'm so glad you guys are all safe. That part at the beginning was so scary.

[@hardhead5700]

Watched a couple of you fellers vids after Matt posted you fellers helping explore his property. Much respect to ya'll for not haphazardly breaking formations off while you explore and bring these beautiful pics and vids to us.

[@oats679]

Im a music student and the reverb in this pit has reaffirmed my love for reverb, and how nature will always be better than computerized effects

[@QuantumLeap83]

You guys should start bringing a laser range finder with you. Easiest fastest way to measure the depth/height or width of any pit

[@ogadlogadl490]

Smart idea/comment!

[@paulvamos7319]

😮 My vertigo went and broke! That's how amazing that drop is! 😂

[@Bannanasammich]

the echo is insane a full 6 seconds. amazing!

[@BreakOutOfTheAlgorithm]

It is impossible for me to watch y’all without having an anxiety attack. Yet I come back every episode excited for more.😎👍

[@MrKnox489]

Congratulations guys! This was a great video. Y’all made it way farther back than I did. It was cool seeing so much of the rooms lit up. Your lights are amazing.

[@stephenmiller5023]

Just insane to think about the seismic forces and what it took to form that kind of vastness underground. You guys got some serious balls to drop in like that !! Thanks for taking us along on this epic adventure, and I got to enjoy it all from my living room couch 😎😜👍

[@rjensen2586]

The echoes of your voice on your way down are FANTASTIC. Wowza

[@mrstanlez]

This was an epic journey into the deepest pit in the USA. Amazing video. Thank you.

[@frost__hammer]

Been waiting for this one ever since you guys did the video from the top of Fantastic Pit. Thanks so much for taking us along with you! Congrats on finally getting the opportunity to do this insane pit.

[@andrewsweat4350]

These videos are absolutely amazing to behold. Nature is where its at. Its where its always been. Ty for taking us on your adventures! Lets get it!🤟

[@baldhead7705]

Glad you guys was able to go down there and are safe. Pretty impressive down there, and it's huge down there.

[@davidf9494]

Great video!! This brought back wonderful memories of about 35 years ago in the mid-80's when we did the Fantastic Pit - if it were just yesterday. Premier carbide lamps and some first generation ropewalkers were commonplace. I wish we had the lights of today to have really shown how large this pit is. (On a safety note, avoid dropping large packs of anything down any drop. They can dislodge rock and the impact can damage rope). Continue to cave safe and looking forward to your next video!

[@infinitegodaikinbrent8174]

Now this was a deep deep repel!! And you guys made the adventure in video so fun and great! And it all went very well for waiting so long to do this cave. Thank you thank you for taking us along on this epic achievement. God bless you guys, and can’t wait for the next. 😁🇺🇸😁

[@209_zerocool]

That was incredible! Y’all have serious trust in each other and an amazing drive to push yourselves! Bravo.

[@HeadcrabPie]

You guys are nuts and the echo in that place was WILD! Pretty recently found this channel, thanks for the awesome content!

[@21palica]

I would've tried to stay as quiet as possible. You went so deep down, I was worried you might encounter a Balrog. Thank you for this great video, guys! Such a beautiful and spacious pit! Keep making more awesome content like this, and always stay safe! (In the future, if you can, please try avoiding situations like the one when that backpack accidentally flew down without a warning, and than landed just a few feet away from you!)

[@KC-603]

You're all my heros!! That was so death defying down and up those ropes!! Being in tremendous health helps im sure! And you crawl through the tiniest spaces! Incredible!!

[@Rleydic1]

Thank you for taking us on your abiss something we would love to do but fear holds us back .This is a great way for us to sit back and enjoy the climb without the risk . Thank you

[@Kennerunderground]

Your reactions down at the bottom are priceless 😂 congrats guys, awesome video

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

Thank you so much looool!

[@Jonny2by4]

Fantastic Pit!! I’ve been eagerly waiting for you guys to drop this one, this is awesome

[@summerharper3321]

Goals! Congrats y’all! What an accomplishment! Now I’ve got to go look off the balcony into the pit

[@andrewcockburn3227]

This is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever watched! What an incredible adventure!

[@Vicstruction]

You guys are just built different. I've gone into some caves in Hawaii and it was nowhere near as intense as this. Respect and stay safe

[@battlebornpyro8567]

What an amazing drop! You guys are insane!!

[@dougfairbanks8055]

The rope ride down in to The Pit was incredible!! The film was also very clear & great that you can keep the movement down so we can see what you can see.......thank you all for this vid!!!

[@rockerforlife194]

Absolutely awesome! Congratulations, Guys! Love your videos! My new favorite exploration channel. Stay safe and, take care.

[@Hemppie]

That's a super drop brothers, keep up the excellent work and we appreciate the videos of inner earth!

[@theadventuretravelchannel]

Great video, wow. The one who tried to rappel with the heavy packs and flipped upside down seems like a good case for tethering it below off the belay loop instead of trying to wear it on the back. Glad everything else went smoothly.

[@shk2564]

The image of your shadows hugging when the second guy joined you on bottom was awesome! 🤗

[@chop6604]

Goin down is the easy part …. It takes forever to get my oldass back up …. Really glad to see the next generation carrying the torch Caveon !

[@e_shoemaker]

You guys finally did it. Fantastic! 😊

[@p2bkp26]

my health problems prevent me from being able to even attempt things like this, thanks for making these awesome video and being brave, stay safe out there.

[@a3waters]

Incredible, Fantastic! Brings back some awesome memories.

[@user-lt1pr7vb4i]

Absolutely amazing...& the echoes...just wow wow wow

[@adamthomas4638]

You boys got nerves of steel an mental strength off the charts cause I like adventure but I would freak myself out down there an have a super panic attack so y'all stay safe an try to be best prepared thanks for the video's

[@Kildar2009]

O.M.F.G . Made my nuts ache just watching this! I get vertigo standing on a curb. Kudos to all you guys for an insane journey and for sharing with us.

[@boygouk]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@saffycatamos]

BIG CONGRATS to you dudes ! That was amazing!

[@spectorkid31]

Congrats boys!! Thats such a massive accomplishment!

[@lesleyscott7224]

Stunning drop and climb guys, big congratulations. Hope Edward's near death experiences are over!!

[@williamglaser6577]

You might glaze the sheath of the rope with hot bars, but you will never melt through the rope. You guys should go to Mexico and do Golan Drinus 1,099 feet deep and El Sotano 1,340 feet deep. Those are big drops. You have to climb about 50 feet of rope to get past the streach. You need a rope walker system , that sit stand frog will not work on a Thousand foot drop.

[@TheNillaSquad]

This is phenomenal. The earth always continues to absolutely amaze me with its beauty.

[@davidisonyt]

Love your videos, amazed how many caves you find.

[@laurahaaima1436]

Tip for a heated rig.. have a small squirtbottle with water to cool it down.

[@JamesH-fc1sf]

Dude that’s sick! Hearing the echoes in that massive chamber is kind of daunting.

[@jimc1973]

very cool thank you for sharing be safe have a great day and God Bless

[@shk2564]

I used to climb towers for a living and we used a rope that I thought was of similar size but it was 1000’ long so it would allow us to get 500’ up and run it through a pulley and back to the ground and attach to a friction winch. That thing filled a large trash can with wheels and was heavy as heck. If you had to get a rope like that deep into a cave system to make a long drop it would be an enormous task! When I heard you talking about a 600 foot pit I was thinking how are they going to manage that!?! Apparently you use a thinner rope than we did.😂 Love your videos! ❤

[@realbruhkad]

If you don't mind lol, what kinda pay did that job have? I hear it's pretty high

[@shk2564]

@@realbruhkad when I left in 2006 I was making around $26/hr 👍

[@wickedcurve1975]

This one's getting projected on the big living room wall. These videos are amazing I'm so excited to watch you all explore🐶🤟🏽🐶🤟🏽💙💙happy thanksgiving!

[@DeepSouthBuilder]

I LOVE that it’s so deep that you see the light on the ground clearly before the sound gets to you. It’s actually deep enough for the difference between the speed of light and sound be observable by the bare eye. That’s cool.

[@thelifeofdavid859]

This looks like an otherworldly adventure.. thanks for sharing 👍

[@valerienaves]

You could have GoPro paying a lot for this plug! Edward...you are for SURE the KING! everyone should be on thier knees at your brave feet! Thank you so so so much for bringing this to the world!! Alex you were the last man standing down below...how did that feel? You all deserve recognition for this one! Awesome and well worth waiting for!!🙂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Underground_Explorers]

I’ll release my pov around new years😉. We have been trying to get ahold of gopro but no responses yet😔

[@valerienaves]

Alex, if GoPro doesnt rspond...they are total idiots! They coyld never have anything remotely close to what you guys did! It was incredible! I cant wait to see your POV....but New Years.....argh! Well, you know I'll be looking for it whenever you get it out here! Mybe I'll try to get in touh with GoPro too! The more the merrier! Be extra safe out there...please!

[@JOE-on4pi]

It absolutely blows my mind that places like this exist from a small hole in the ground in the middle of the woods! I wonder how many there are! Crazy!

[@macman231]

Epic adventure with friends, glad to see y'all made the bounce look so good!!!

[@577buttfan]

Congrats on you guys blowin up man..stay cool stay safe!

[@Jordan.Vaughn]

His friend sounded freaked out repelling down that first 100ft hole. Was he just hanging there not hooked in? Did the weight of the bag flip him upside down? You never hear them sound freaked out, so it must’ve been something bad. Insane

[@MadAtMax.300Blackout]

Yeah. That gear bag should not have been on his back like that because it will make you flip upside down if it's too heavy.. or worse lol

[@Hopeful_Wanderer]

I am unsure what happened but I thought the weight of the bag was making him unable to control the speed of the descent so he had a mild panic and ended up jeeting it down at his mate. So glad it didn't hit him!!

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

It wasn't even caught around my neck but the weight of the bag on my shoulders for some reason did put pressure on my diaphragm and every time I would let some of my breath out it was impossible to get more in, then as soon as I released the bags I found myself coming back right-side up face first into the rock wall

[@MadAtMax.300Blackout]

@@ActionAdventureTwins Adrenal glands EMPTY

[@MrDmadness]

​@@ActionAdventureTwinsglad it worked out. weight should be below your harness anchor or as you discovered dropped first.. that could have been very very bad, your bro is also lucky that it did not hit him..

[@defzeppelin1143]

All the echoes were probably my favorite part of this video! So awesome!

[@MaxwellBenson80]

In my mind you guys are nuts! Thanks for doing this and sharing it with us all!

[@Hiddengemsfactory]

Naaaa bro almost got killed by a meteor made of rope

[@joshuawiggins3891]

yesssss so pumped for this one been saying to drop this one for a while and yall did not disappoint AAT is #1 in caving content FULL SEND bro , Mad Love keep doing what your doing we love it, I'll be coming with yall sometime can't wait, this was awesome yall a must return soon for sure bro's next time yall will have to explore more of the bottom and the ledge's and stuff looks so cool down there its official yall have cemented you spots in caving history , totally insane this one is going to do well not many videos on youtube for this place stay safe and keep up the great content so glad I found yall , I remember when yall just started this channel you've grown so much and it is well deserved AAT FOR LIFE BROS

[@Gabrocol]

Glad you got to finally get down Fantastic Pit! You should have gone down at that intersection. There is a giant beautiful white crystal formation you can find.

[@ThatGuyInVegas]

WOW! That is soooo INSANE! Thanks for the epic journey!

[@ajaxmichael]

We could say you're “done” caving in North America now. Can I invite you to come to the European-Asian border? We have Veryovkina cave there, the deepest cave in the world. The first camp is at 1969 feet. Maybe reaching that is a nice new goal for you guys?

[@Totalinternalreflection]

Thats the most insane echo I've ever heard

[@escapewithjay]

Congratulations! Been waiting on this video since your first rock drop in the pit!

[@teresaholt5969]

You guys are absolutely crazy. Wow.... what a fantastic video. 👏👏👏🙏❣️

[@-Sorrow-]

That echo is insane!

[@ogadlogadl490]

The end portion almost sent me into a panic attack, where he’s saying “I don’t like this, I don’t like this!!” I just imagined being not even half way up and being worried that I’d not make it up.. terror the rest of the way to save your self up up up not really knowing how much longer you have to climb…😮

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

If you didn't make it up the rope you would not survive. You cannot just wait for someone to come and save you. Suspension trauma would kill you by then

[@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783]

​@@ActionAdventureTwins what lights are you using? Nice job!

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

@speaklifegardenhomesteadpe8783 nitecore hc35 and nitecore hc68 are what we use on the helmets and the acebeam x75 is the light we hold in the hand

[@moonriderfast1210]

Outstanding guys.... great video.

[@R3AL-AIM]

Amazing perspective guys and awesome job

[@BBA-Csavv]

yall should start using chemsticks to drop down pits, would look pretty cool

[@whimsygrove9971]

How did you guys get to go to the Mines of Moria? Deepest pit ever! Got to hand it to you, its thrilling just watching your videos. I can't imagine actually being there to experience such a thing! I wouldn't drop that deep I don't think but i'd love to visit any of your other caves. But right now, I'm living vicariously through you! 😂

[@kelliadkins7109]

Been waiting for you guys to go there. Great video. I cud feel your excitement thro my tv. I too say redonkulous, Lolol. Edward your enthusiasm is contagious. Love it.

[@lukekelly8387]

I'm BLOWN AWAY,,Great video Guys this Channel is GREAT

[@jeffwindland8895]

Going down that pit looks terrifying, but I can imagine going up would be worse.

[@ryanphillips8199]

Thank you for hauling the gear to get us down man! You guys rock!

[@shene6840]

You guys are so brave, thats cave was so huge, thank you for posting so we can experience it with you guys❤

[@jaredmarcus1992]

You Guys Are Real CAVEMEN! Great Work Guys!

[@Gunstar1986]

My biggest dismay is that my monitor cannot reproduce the incredible black darkness or colors of what you all must see in real life in there. Thank you for sharing your adventures as always and please always be safe! edit: Also just curious, I must have missed it, but do you all bring like a hammer drill or something into these caves to put those bolts and anchors in to the rocks?

[@robertsole9970]

I think they used ones that were already mounted into the walls. They are not the first to go in this cave. But you’d need a hammer drill to get a bolt into the rock.

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

We are not saying who put the bolts in

[@Gunstar1986]

@@ActionAdventureTwins copy that!

[@Mineral_dude]

THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME!!!!